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Explicit memories for the particular events or experiences of one's life are __________ memories.

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Explicit memories for the particular events of one's life are called autobiographical memories. Autobiographical memories are a concept from cognitive psychology which denotes the type of memory described in the question.

We usually talk about them in the context of different diseases related to memory decline - Alzheimer's disease for example.
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